I wonder how they sold this when they first started this race. Race up the stairs of the Empire State Building… and lets see who comes in first.
The German claimed his first major tower-race victory, while Andrea Mayr of Austria won her third Empire State Building Run-Up title in a row in record time.
“When you finish first, it’s a feeling like you’re above the top of the world,” said 26-year-old Mayr, who completed the 2-mile race in 11 minutes 23 seconds to slice 28 seconds off the course record she set last year. “It’s like flying.”
Well considering you are probably out of oxygen after that race I’d assume so.
There was one little side tidbit that was even more unusual.
Missing from the race was the usual last-place finisher, Chico Scimone of Sicily, who died in April at age 93. It would have been his 16th appearance.
A friend of his from Sicily, Salvatore Ferrara, ran in his honor and presented building management with a medal on behalf of Chico. “Chico told me to say hello to everybody,” said Ferrara, 57. “He sends a kiss for everybody.”
Can you imagine running this whole race? How about if you where in you 90′s? Good god, the man must of been in great shape… And it was nice his 57 year old friend ran in his place. I wonder if the paramedics where following right behind the runner (Probably in the elevator.)
Well in case the Olympics isn’t hard enoughhere is a circuit you can try.
